Magnetic trigger system



July 15, 1952 P. J. WALSH MAGNETIC TRIGGER SYSTEM Filed Nov. 1, 1948 pp, p I: 2 1:3:

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INPUT VOL T5 Patented July 15, 1952 UNITED STATES FATE NT QFFICE MAGNETICTRIGGER SYSTEM Philip J. Walsh, .San Francisco-,- Calif.

Application'November 1, 1948 Serial-No.'57}7 60 iclaimsl (01. 323-48)- This invention relates to a magnetic trigger system having no moving-:partsh It is an object-off my invention-to provide a trigger system... requiring no electron emission devices It isanother object of my invention to provide a transformer whose output power value and input power value: changes: abruptly from" full load to substantially zero when slightly overloaded; and changes back abruptly to full load" output and .input :when this overload is removed;

It is: still another objectof my invention to provide atran'sformerhaying a-control circuit in' which asmall change in thevalue of the alternating: cu-rr'en't flowing the-reincauses the input and' output power value'tochange abruptly between' fullload and a small value.

My invention p'ossesses many other advantages andIhas-other objects which maybe-made more easily'apparent froma consideration of one embodiment of 'my invention. For this purpose; I have shown a form in the drawings accompanying and forming par-t of the present specification; I shall now"proceed todescribe this form indetail, which illustrates-the general principles of my invention; but his to b'e-understoodthat this detailed description-- is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of my invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the" drawings:

Figure l is a system diagram depicting one form of my invention;

Figure 2 is a drawing for facilitating explanation of theinvention.

In Figure 1 I show a source of alternating, current power I connected to winding 2 wound on the laminated iron core 3. When curren'tfrom source I flows through winding 2 a magnetic flux is set up in core 3. This flux causes an electromotive force to be induced in winding 4 wound around the legs of the laminated iron cores 3 and 5, which in turn causes current to flow through the load 6 and winding 4. When induced current flows through coil 4 it flows in such a direction as to develop a magnetomotive force that is opposed to that developed by current flowing through coil 2. Thus some of the flux set up by the current flowing in winding 2 is forced over through the other leg of core 5 upon which winding 7 is wound.

This flux induces an electromotive force in coil 1 that tends to cause current flow through the circuit comprising coil 4, coil 1 and condenser 8 in one direction, while the electromotive force induced in coil 4 tends to cause current to flow in this circuit in the oppositedirection. But the current flowingathrough coil 4 sets up flux in core 5: that .assi'sts'theflux'from core 3 to develop the 'electromotive force in coil" 1 while the current flowingrthrough coill tends to develop flux in the opposite direction in core' 5 and induce an electromotive force in coil 4= thatis opposed to that indu-cedi therein by current flowing through coil '2 from source] When condenser "8i discharges through coils 4 and T; this currentiflowsthrough one of the coils inone direction and through the other coll in the opposite direction so that the coils assist each other tolset up fiuxin core'5.

Of l course all of the energy stored in the flywheel circuit comprisin coils 4 and"! and' condenser 8 comes from source I by transformer action through :core' 3; and the current-surging between the condenser 'BJ and the coils 4 and- I shifts themagnetic permeability-of the coresand' determines which on'e 'of the coils 4'or 1 atany instant during. the cycle. is: acting as'the driver. The buck'ing'effect between'the coils land! determines the amount of energy that can be stored in the fiywheelcircuit,

Inan' actual test of'the system; winding 2 con-'- tained. 200 -turns, Winding 4 contained 4-00 turns and winding 1 contained 275 turns; Condenser 8 had a value of 15rmicrofarads: Analternating current 60 cycle source I was arranged so that its voltage could be varied in small stepsbetween zero and 501 011352 The curves shown in Figure 2 were plotted by taking; voltmeter readingsacross the coils 2; 4 and and condenser ll';

Ir'rEig-ure22 'itiis seen that as the input voltage applied to col-1:2 is increased'from zero up to 4-5rv0lts; the voltage across: the large coil 4' as shown by thercurvela'beled coil 4 increased from zero to only 10 volts, while the voltage across coil 1 increased from zero to 55 volts, and the voltage across condenser 8 increased from zero to 62 volts. It is to be noted that coil 4 which contains twice as many turns as coil 2 has the lowest voltage across its terminals. As the input voltage applied to coil 2 is further increased an abrupt change occurs at 46 volts, and the values jump simultaneously to new high values. The voltage across coil 4 jumps from about 15 volts to 115 volts, that across coil 1 jumps from 57 volts to volts and that across condenser 8 jumps from 62 volts to 180 volts. Reducing the input voltage applied to coil 2 to 44 volts causes another abrupt change and all of the values drop back to the values shown for 44 volts.

The load 6 employed in this test was a watt 120 volt lamp. From the curves it is seen that by varying the input voltage two volts, the voltage across the lamp changes from 10 volts to 120 volts. That is a two volt increment or decrement of supply voltage turns the lamp on or off. These jump and break points can be shifted to meet any given conditions as described in my application for Negative Impedance, Serial No. 42,079, filed August 2, 1948, now abandoned.

A high impedance or resistor 9 can be connected across the load 6 through the switch l2 by means of the wires l0 and II, which can be of any length as indicated by the dotted lines. In the aforementioned test, the resistor 9 was a 60 watt 120 volt lamp and it was found that on closing switch 12, the voltage across the load 9 instantly changed from a value of 120 volts to a value of 10 volts and that the power absorbed in resistor 9 was one watt. When the switch [2 was opened, the voltage across the load jumped power drops from full load to a small value when switch I2 is closed. The same result is obtained when the load is short circuited.

Since a change in resistance or a change in the value of a small current flowing in the control circuit can cause very large changes in the output voltage or power, the system is very useful and it is apparent that it has many industrial applications.

For example, if the load 6 is made the heating element of a furnace, and the high resistor 9 is a carbon filament or rod, or made of any other material having a temperature characteristic such that its electrical resistance decreases with an increase in temperature, the system will automatically maintain a controlled furnace temperature. Because as the temperature of the furnace rises to a predetermined value, the resistance of the resistor 9 is reduced enough to cause the voltage across the load to drop to a low value, after which the temperature of the resistor 9 falls and causes the voltage across the load 6 to jump back to its original value. In this way the system acts as a transformer, an automatic switch having no contactors or moving parts, and as a thermostat.

I claim:

1. An electromagnetic trigger circuit comprising a ferromagnetic core having a pair of outer legs and an intermediate leg, a primary winding on one of said outer legs adapted for connection to an alternating current source, a secondary winding on said intermediate leg and an auxiliary winding on the second of said outer legs, a condenser connected in series with said auxiliary winding to form a circuit connected across said secondary winding, connections for applying a load on said secondary winding, and variable impedance means connected to vary said load by a relatively small increment.

2. An electromagnetic trigger circuit comprising a ferromagnetic core having a pair of outer legs and an intermediate leg, a primary winding on one of said outer legs adapted for connection to an alternating current source, a secondary Winding on said intermediate leg and an auxiliary winding on the second of said outer legs, a condenser connected in series with said auxiliary winding to form a circuit across said secondary circuit, a load circuit connected for supply by said secondary winding to establish a counterflux in said intermediate leg, and means independent of the load to be supplied by said load circuit for varying the flux in said intermediate leg by a relatively small increment.

3. An electromagnetic trigger circuit comprising a ferromagnetic core having a pair of outer legs and an intermediate leg, a primary winding on one of said outer legs adapted for connection to an alternating current source, a secondary winding on said intermediate leg and an auxiliary winding on the second of said outer legs, a condenser connected in series with said auxiliary winding to form a circuit connected across said secondary winding, a main load connected for supply by said secondary winding, and a control circuit connected in parallel with said main load.

4. An electromagnetic trigger circuit comprising a ferromagnetic core having a pair of outer legs and an intermediate leg, a primary winding on one of said outer legs adapted for connection to an alternating current source, a secondary winding on said intermediate leg and an auxiliary Winding on the second of said outer legs, a con denser connected in series with said auxiliary winding to form a circuit connected across said secondary winding, connections for applying a main load connected for supply by said secondary winding, and a control circuit of relatively and variable high impedance in comparison with said load connected effectively in parallel therewith.

PHILIP J. WALSH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,143,745 Sola Jan. 10, 1939 2,468,878 Huge May 5, 1949 

